Analysis: Nearly 70 percent of Americans are okay with a gay president
By Eugene Scott Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix Email Bio Follow April 4 at 4:50 PM The LGBT community has seen public opinion shift in recent years on a range of issues, including same-sex marriage and equal rights. A recent poll shows one more issue illustrative of this trend: Voters have become much more accepting of gay Americans seeking the highest office in the land.
As recently as 2006, when Buttigieg was 24, most Americans said they would be “very uncomfortable” or have “reservations” about a gay person running for president.According to a recent NBC-Wall Street Journal poll, nearly 70 percent of Americans said they would be either enthusiastic about or comfortable with a candidate who is gay or lesbian. To put that in perspective, 85 percent said they were enthusiastic about or comfortable with a female candidate.
“It’s extremely exciting to see Americans become more supportive of LGBTQ candidates in the same way they’re becoming more supportive of LGBTQ rights generally,” Imse said. “I think the two are very much trending in line with each other. As acceptance of LGBTQ people has grown, LGBTQ candidates can be open and honest about their lives from the beginning, allowing them to control the narrative and focus on the issues they want to talk about.
To those who have fought for equal rights for the LGBT community for decades — this year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, largely viewed as the beginning of the gay rights movement — this change in the public’s support is considered progress. But others argue that it should not be interpreted as a place of arrival.
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